khiêu dâm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from (to provoke) and (lewd).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xiəw˧˧ zəm˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰiw˧˧ jəm˧˧] ~ [xiw˧˧ jəm˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰiw˧˧ jəm˧˧] ~ [xiw˧˧ jəm˧˧]
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Verb

khiêu dâm

  1. to be sexually provocative; to be pornographic; to be sexy; to be obscene